Student Employment - Federal Work Study Program
Title: Student Employment - Federal Work Study Program
Salary Range: $11.00/hour
Contract Term Length: Not Applicable
Standard Hours: Up to 20 hours per week
Work Location: On-Site
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
College: West Kentucky Community & Technical College
Campus Location: West Kentucky Community & Technical College
Department: Federal Work Study
Total Rewards
West Kentucky Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:
- Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
- Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
- 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
- Vacation/Sick Time
- Work-Life Balance
- 9.5 Paid Holidays
- 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
- Employee Assistance Program
Job Summary
The Federal Work Study (FWS) Program provides funds that are earned through part-time employment to qualifying students to assist in financing the cost of post-secondary education.
Job Duties:
To be determined by individual departments.
Minimum Qualifications:
Federal Work Study employment eligibility is based on financial need using your FAFSA results and availability of placement.
To be eligible for the Federal Work-study Program students must:
• Be enrolled in at least 6 program applicable credit hours for the Fall and Spring semesters.
• Maintain a 2.0 GPA.
• Declare a major (undecided majors are not eligible).
• Meet the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements each semester.
• Have a completed FAFSA on file.
• Have enough unmet need remaining in your budget for the current year (it may be necessary to decline loans).
• Kentucky State Law requires state and national pre-employment background checks as a condition of employment.
If you are unsure of your eligibility, please contact kara.burnham@kctcs.edu for more information.
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Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.